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It’s no secret that the notebook market is more competitive than ever, with vendors big and small racing to deliver compelling industrial designs that at the same time embody what Microsoft is trying to achieve with its move to the much-vaunted Windows 8 operating system.

What do you do if you’re a manufacturer that has spent the best part of three decades perfecting supply chain logistics and front-line support only to discover that, in the post-PC world, your skills are no longer in such high demand?

When Tarsus Technologies announced that it had secured the distribution rights for RIM’s BlackBerry range of mobile infrastructure solutions, it raised a number of eyebrows in the South African technology space.

While the influx of undersea fibre cables into South and sub-Saharan Africa is having a positive impact on the quality of internet connectivity infrastructure companies have access to, it’s causing a veritable boom in business and consumer usage numbers across the continent.

While the worldwide market seems to be embracing cloud computing and its ability to lower the running costs of information technology, the local move towards off-site infrastructure that’s rented as a utility is still in its infancy.